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Meeting service needs; Developing local cannabis regulation; Building public trust
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While these recommendations are intended for federal agencies, the concepts are relevant for local government consideration as well.
Aside from individual metrics, there is also value in summarizing metric status, the share of targets achieved, or the share of strategic goals for which metrics are being tracked.
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The ICMA Executive Board held its quarterly meeting in Long Beach, California, February 7-10, 2019.
Graphic representation of distance from performance targets.
Online interactive mapping can help the public relate to the data more effectively than viewing data in spreadsheet form.
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Olathe, Kansas, one of last year's Local Government Program Excellence Award winners, shares its tips on strategic leadership.
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BlueDag, CityWorks, Everbridge, Interdev, Laserfiche, PublicInput.com, Ring, and Verizon Connect join the Strategic Partner Program.